The people of Bich Hao earn a decent income from demarcating and protecting the natural myrtle tree.

These days, the people of Bich Hao commune are entering the season of harvesting wild myrtle berries. Each myrtle berry harvest brings in tens of millions of dong for households that have fenced off and protected the natural myrtle berry plants.

Over the years, many low-lying hilly areas in Bich Hao commune have been fenced off by locals to cultivate myrtle trees and harvest the fruit. Some areas that had been planted with acacia trees for a long time have been converted to myrtle cultivation. Photo: Huy Thu

According to locals, this year the weather has been favorable, with plenty of rain, resulting in a bountiful harvest of sim fruit, although the fruits are not as large as in previous years. From the end of July, local people began harvesting sim fruit. Photo: Huy Thư

In the past, the sim fruit was just a wild fruit. In recent years, with the rise of natural fruits, the benefits of sim fruit have become widely known, sim fruit has become valuable on the market, and many households in mountainous areas have fenced off areas to protect sim trees, thus maintaining and expanding the area under sim cultivation. Photo: Huy Thu

During this time of year, the weather is hot and sunny, causing the wild berries to ripen quickly and abundantly. Therefore, to ensure they don't spoil, the locals are taking advantage of the time to harvest them continuously. On sunny days, people usually go to the forest early to pick berries, starting work before sunrise. (Photo: Huy Thư)

According to locals, on sunny days, depending on the number of ripe berries on the trees, people will organize harvesting every one or two days. Photo: Huy Thu

The sunnier the weather, the sweeter the ripe sim fruit. Mr. Phan Thai Son from Kim Son hamlet, Bich Hao commune, shared: His family has fenced off and protected about 2 hectares of sim fruit, earning an average of nearly 50 million VND per year from selling the fruit. Compared to other crops, sim fruit provides a decent income and has a long harvesting period. Photo: Huy Thu

Mr. Phan Thai Xuan, the head of a household that has fenced off and protected a large area of ​​wild myrtle trees in Kim Son hamlet, Bich Hao commune, said: His family has owned several hectares of wild myrtle trees for over 10 years. Each myrtle harvest season, in addition to him and his wife, they have to hire many laborers to harvest them in time. This year, the myrtle harvest is abundant, with an expected yield of 1.5-1.7 tons. According to Mr. Xuan, fencing off and protecting myrtle trees does not require significant investment, provides a stable income, prevents land from being dug up, and reduces the risk of landslides during the rainy season. Photo: Huy Thu

During this time of year, those hired to pick wild berries are usually paid by the berry hill owners based on the amount harvested. The berries are brought home, and they are paid 10,000 VND per kilogram. In the middle of the berry season, a person working diligently can pick 15-18 kg of berries per day. (Photo: Huy Thư)

After harvesting, the sim fruit is purchased locally by businesses at a price of 28,000 - 30,000 VND/kg. All the harvested sim fruit is bought up immediately. The sim fruit ripening season is bringing income to many people in the mountainous region. Photo: Huy Thu

People in Bich Hao commune pick wild berries in the scorching heat. Video : Huy Thu

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